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Ottumwa Iowa.
March 23d, �10
Dear Carl:-
Have just finished eating my breakfast, and am going to write this letter before I go to school. I am really surprised at myself, I am up so early.
I should think it would be the hardest thing in the world for you to sit indoors and study, these beautiful days. It must be simply great on the farm. I�ll be so glad when this week is over, then we will have a week off, too. I am afraid it will be stormy then for this is almost too good to last. I have an idea the lion will roar yet.
Monday the new school house opened. You know, that was when I expected to get a room, last summer, and here I�ve had almost a year of it.
Honestly, there are the most lot of things going on, nowadays. It seems like they�re trying to crowd in everything before Rev. Gunberg leaves.
Last Friday eve. Aunt Josie entertained the Sunday School teacher�s and their wives and husbands in honor of Rev. + Mrs. Gunberg, those who happen to have such. Next Monday eve. the same crowd is going to have a surprise party on Mr. Siestrand, the superintendent.
Next Tues. eve. the Luther League expects to have a farewell social.
Sunday eve. Rev. Gunberg preaches his farewell sermon, before the services he wants to meet all the nine confirmation classes. Then we are all to march in, and sit up in the front part of the church.
Last eve. we had choir practices + Gunberg�s served refreshments to us.
What do you know about it, that shack, as I call it, next door to us was sold the other day, to the people who own the tea store next to papa�s store. So I guess we dare not attempt to throw it over, do we?
That play you attended must have been very good. They had a large cast, certainly.
I would like to catch the 8 o�clock car this A.M. so will bring this to a close.
Greetings to all.
Mabel.

Ottumwa Iowa.
March 23d, �10
Dear Carl:-
Have just finished eating my breakfast, and am going to write this letter before I go to school. I am really surprised at myself, I am up so early.
I should think it would be the hardest thing in the world for you to sit indoors and study, these beautiful days. It must be simply great on the farm. I�ll be so glad when this week is over, then we will have a week off, too. I am afraid it will be stormy then for this is almost too good to last. I have an idea the lion will roar yet.
Monday the new school house opened. You know, that was when I expected to get a room, last summer, and here I�ve had almost a year of it.
Honestly, there are the most lot of things going on, nowadays. It seems like they�re trying to crowd in everything before Rev. Gunberg leaves.
Last Friday eve. Aunt Josie entertained the Sunday School teacher�s and their wives and husbands in honor of Rev. + Mrs. Gunberg, those who happen to have such. Next Monday eve. the same crowd is going to have a surprise party on Mr. Siestrand, the superintendent.
Next Tues. eve. the Luther League expects to have a farewell social.
Sunday eve. Rev. Gunberg preaches his farewell sermon, before the services he wants to meet all the nine confirmation classes. Then we are all to march in, and sit up in the front part of the church.
Last eve. we had choir practices + Gunberg�s served refreshments to us.
What do you know about it, that shack, as I call it, next door to us was sold the other day, to the people who own the tea store next to papa�s store. So I guess we dare not attempt to throw it over, do we?
That play you attended must have been very good. They had a large cast, certainly.
I would like to catch the 8 o�clock car this A.M. so will bring this to a close.
Greetings to all.
Mabel.